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The poisonous

...Within the scorpion's belly,
mother's blood is the meal.
I wonder,Is that's why scorpion is poisonous? 
But be the lamb of sheep or the child of scorpion,Both are young sprouts.
I wonder, so does...

Categories: chinese poem, 11th grade, analogy, animal,
Form: Tanka

The general

...With the thousands troop, I the general stride.
Below the land of ancestors pride.
Where dragon soars and tiger leaps with might.
For this, my sword tainted with river of blood.
Bears felony's we...

Categories: chinese poem, 10th grade, courage, dark,
Form: Heroic Couplet

The remaining soldier

...(From1)
Snowflakes whisper peace, in Frozen air,
Echoes of battle, comrade beyond repair.

(Form2)
Alone I stand, in snowy vastness wide,
Blood- soaked memories, my comrade demise.

(Form3)
...

Categories: chinese poem, 9th grade, death, emotions,
Form: Couplet

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry

Plum Blossoms

...This is my translation for a really old Chinese poem called ?? which literally means plum blossoms. Hope I captured the essence  of this beautiful poem




Young plum blossoms slumber with snowf...

Categories: chinese poem, abuse, beautiful, beauty, emotions,
Form: Free verse

Response To Night At the River

...This is my translation of a Chinese poem and my own modern-day reply

Night at the River
Tang Shigu

Lonely autumn on the river
Fishermen’s lights dot the night
Lift my head to see the moon ti...

Categories: chinese poem, nature, night,
Form: Free verse

Chinese Poem

..."You can't arrive at domestic Harmony without
                 the Journey."

          What doesn't move
          Is the Mountain nearby;
          But it does endure
          Because of the...

Categories: chinese poem, relationship,
Form: Free verse

In the Middle of the Universe, I Stand, Probing Its Soul

...In the middle of the universe, I stand
Wondering at where does it all start, where does it all end
Science keeps coming up with its facts
Religion has its own proof, which it shows with tact

Th...

Categories: chinese poem, beauty, creation, god, mystery,
Form: Quatrain

Phantom Vessel, Versions One and Two

...Phantom Vessel - 
	Version One
	
	
	Damaged mind down
	down
	phantom vessel
	distance endless
	leaping chasm
	between two worlds
	no
	Slow roll
	left-hand take
	black marbles
	shade side glance 
	che...

Categories: chinese poem, pain, mental illness,
Form: Free verse

Strong Foundation (Tanka)

...Rustic, mossy tree
roots like great tentacles stretch
deep into the earth

Solid foundation of strength
as leaves revive in the sun



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Tanka is...

Categories: chinese poem, hope, inspirational, life, nature,
Form: Tanka